"but is made sticky by secretions from the enlarged salivary glands. Heavy, prolonged snow cover makes feeding difficult for the green woodpecker and can result in high mortality, from which it may take 10 years for the population to recover. Ant nests can be located under the snow; one bird was observed to dig 85 cm to reach a nest. 'Professor Yaffle', the wooden bookend character in the 1974 children's animation series ""Bagpuss"", was based loosely upon the green woodpecker. 'Yaffle' was among many English folk names for the European green woodpecker relating to its laughing call; others include laughing"
"eucalyptus trees by carrying pollen in their bills or on the feathers of their heads. Yellow wattlebird The yellow wattlebird (""Anthochaera paradoxa"") is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Other names include the long or Tasmanian wattlebird. French zoologist François Marie Daudin described the yellow wattlebird in 1800 as ""Corvus paradoxus"". The yellow wattlebird is the largest of the honeyeaters, and is endemic to Tasmania. They are usually long. They are named for the wattles in the corners of their mouths. Yellow wattlebirds are slim birds with a short, strong bill. They are dark-coloured forest birds that somewhat"
"Yellow wattlebird The yellow wattlebird (""Anthochaera paradoxa"") is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Other names include the long or Tasmanian wattlebird. French zoologist François Marie Daudin described the yellow wattlebird in 1800 as ""Corvus paradoxus"". The yellow wattlebird is the largest of the honeyeaters, and is endemic to Tasmania. They are usually long. They are named for the wattles in the corners of their mouths. Yellow wattlebirds are slim birds with a short, strong bill. They are dark-coloured forest birds that somewhat resemble slandering grackles. They have a white face and black-streaked crown. They also have a"
"Mayfly Mayflies (also known as Canadian soldiers in the United States, and as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern U.S.; also up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies. Over 3,000 species of mayfly are known worldwide, grouped into over 400 genera in 42 families. Mayflies exhibit a number of ancestral traits that were probably present in the first flying insects, such as long tails and wings that do not fold flat"
"became commonly known as coachwhip bird or stockwhip bird. John Gould recorded the aboriginal term ""Djou"" from the Hunter Region of New South Wales. Its specific name is derived from its olive colouration, though was soon placed in the new genus ""Psophodes"" by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield, derived from the Greek ""psophōdes""/ψοφωδης meaning 'noisy'. The family placement has changed, some now placing it in a large broadly defined inclusive Corvidae, while others split it and several other genera into the quail-thrush family Cinclosomatidae. Other research proposes that the quail-thrushes are themselves distinctive, leaving the whipbirds and wedgebills in"
"630 species in North America. Mayflies are an ancient group of winged (pterygote) insects. Putative fossil stem group representatives (e.g. Syntonopteroidea-like ""Lithoneura lameerrei"") are already known from the late Carboniferous. The largest mayfly of all times may have been ""Bojophlebia prokopi"" from the Upper Carboniferous of Moravia with a wingspan of . The name Ephemeroptera is from the Greek ἐφήμερος, ' ""short-lived"" (literally ""lasting a day"", cf. English ""ephemeral""), and πτερόν, ', ""wing"", referring to the brief lifespan of adults. The English common name is for the insect's emergence in or around the month of May in the UK. The"
"the Old English ""ceaffinc"", where ""ceaf"" is ""chaff"" and ""finc"" ""finch"". Chaffinches were likely given this name because after farmers thresh their crops, these birds sometimes spend weeks picking through heaps of discarded chaff for grain. The chaffinch is one of the many birds depicted in the marginal decoration of the 15th century English illuminated manuscript the Sherborne Missal. The English naturalist William Turner described the chaffinch in his book on birds published in 1544. Although the text is in Latin, Turner gives the English name as chaffinche and lists two folk names: sheld-appel and spink. The word ""sheld"" is"
"a finite lifetime. The telecommunication company Vodafone featured mayflies in a 2006 branding campaign, telling consumers to ""make the most of now"". Mayfly Mayflies (also known as Canadian soldiers in the United States, and as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern U.S.; also up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies. Over 3,000 species of mayfly are known worldwide, grouped into over 400 genera in 42 families. Mayflies exhibit a number of"
"Yellow-fronted canary The yellow-fronted canary (""Crithagra mozambica""), also called Yellow-eyed Canary, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the green singing finch. The yellow-fronted canary was formerly placed in the genus ""Serinus"", but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the yellow-fronted canary were moved to the resurrected genus ""Crithagra"" Swainson 1827. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation."
"Sawflies are distributed globally, though they are more diverse in the northern hemisphere. The suborder name ""Symphyta"" derives from the Greek word ""symphyton"", meaning ""grown together"", referring to the group's distinctive lack of a wasp waist between prostomium and peristomium. Its common name, ""sawfly"", derives from the saw-like ovipositor that is used for egg-laying, in which a female makes a slit in either a stem or plant leaf to deposit the eggs. The first known use of this name was in 1773. Sawflies are also known as ""wood-wasps"". In his original description of Hymenoptera in 1863, German zoologist Carl Gerstäcker"
"because it symbolized their landless wandering. Common swift The common swift (""Apus apus"") is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin but somewhat larger, though not stemming from those passerine species, being in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution, reflecting similar contextual development. The swifts' nearest relatives are thought to be the New World hummingbirds and the Southeast Asian treeswifts. Its scientific name ""Apus"" is Latin for a swift, thought by the ancients to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek α, ""a"", ""without"","
"Common nightingale The common nightingale or simply nightingale (""Luscinia megarhynchos""), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats. ""Nightingale"" is derived from ""night"", and the Old English ""galan"", ""to sing"". The genus name ""Luscinia"" is Latin for ""nightingale"" and ""megarhynchos"" is from Ancient Greek ""megas"", ""great"" and ""rhunkhos"" ""bill"". The common nightingale is"
"Yellow-faced honeyeater The yellow-faced honeyeater (""Caligavis chrysops"") is a medium-small bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It takes both its common name and scientific name from the distinctive yellow stripes on the sides of its head. Its loud clear call often begins twenty or thirty minutes before dawn. It is widespread across eastern and south eastern Australia, in open sclerophyll forests from coastal dunes to high-altitude subalpine areas, and woodlands along creeks and rivers. Comparatively short-billed for a honeyeater, it is thought to have adapted to a diet of flies, spiders, and beetles, as well as nectar and pollen from"
"pest because of its intrusion into orchards and urban gardens where it damages fruit. Yellow-faced honeyeater The yellow-faced honeyeater (""Caligavis chrysops"") is a medium-small bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It takes both its common name and scientific name from the distinctive yellow stripes on the sides of its head. Its loud clear call often begins twenty or thirty minutes before dawn. It is widespread across eastern and south eastern Australia, in open sclerophyll forests from coastal dunes to high-altitude subalpine areas, and woodlands along creeks and rivers. Comparatively short-billed for a honeyeater, it is thought to have adapted to"
"happy songs, and since then, nightingales have visited Ukraine every spring to hear Ukrainian songs. National poet Taras Shevchenko observed that ""even the memory of the nightingale's song makes man happy."" Common nightingale The common nightingale or simply nightingale (""Luscinia megarhynchos""), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats. ""Nightingale"" is derived from"
"much larger than the male. For centuries, the gyrfalcon has been valued as a hunting bird. Typical prey includes the ptarmigan and waterfowl, which it may take in flight; it also takes fish and mammals. The gyrfalcon was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ""Systema Naturae"" under its current binomial name ""Falco rusticolus"". The genus name is the Late Latin term for a falcon, ""Falco"", from ""falx"", ""falcis"", a sickle, referencing the claws of the bird. The species name is from the Latin ""rusticolus"", a countryside-dweller, from ""rus, ruris"", ""country"""
"Maya (bird) The term maya refers to a folk taxon often used in the Philippines to refer to a variety of small, commonly observed passerine birds, including a number of sparrows, finches and munias. This group includes ""Lonchura atricapilla"", specifically referred to by the common name ""mayang pula"" (""red maya""), which was recognized as the national bird of the Philippines until 1995, when then-President Fidel V. Ramos formally transferred that honorific to the Philippine eagle. It also includes the Eurasian tree sparrow, ""Passer montanus"", introduced from Europe and locally referred to as ""mayang simbahan"" - an invasive species so predominant"
"known as the yellow-gaped honeyeater, or the quitchup, in reference to its call. The yellow-faced honeyeater is a medium-small, greyish-brown bird that takes its common name from distinctive yellow stripes on the sides of the head. Yellow feathers form a narrow stripe above the gape, which broadens and curves below the eye to end in a small white patch of feathers on the ear coverts. Above the yellow stripe is a black eye stripe which is broken by a small yellow to off-white patch behind the eye, and below is another distinct black stripe running the length of the yellow"
"The belly is dull green to dirty white, strongly marbled and blotched in black and gray. Western specimens are more blue, while those from the east are more green. After they shed their skins, the bright colors fade quickly as silt from their generally moist habitat accumulates on the rough scales. Its common names include butterfly viper, rhinoceros viper, river jack, rhinoceros horned viper, and horned puff adder. Historically this species was referred to as the rhinoceros viper but this introduced confusion after the reclassification of the closely related species Bitis rhinoceros. The common name butterfly viper is therefore more"
"Hoverfly Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Aphids alone cause tens of millions of dollars of damage to crops worldwide"
"name. There are no officially recognized subspecies, however, some authors believe there should be. The Karam or Kalam people of the New Guinea Highlands classify bats and flying birds as one group, yaket, and the dwarf cassowary, a very large, wingless, flightless bird as another, kobtiy. Yaket are bony with wings and fly in the air, while kobtiy are bony without wings and are terrestrial and of the forest. They distinguish kobtiy from other bony, wingless animals because kobtiy are not quadrupedal like dogs and lizards and are not limbless like snakes. (See Kalam languages.) John Gould first identified the"
"especially on the head. Its song is a warbled ""zee-zeree-chereeo"". Yellow-fronted canary The yellow-fronted canary (""Crithagra mozambica""), also called Yellow-eyed Canary, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the green singing finch. The yellow-fronted canary was formerly placed in the genus ""Serinus"", but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the yellow-fronted canary were moved to the resurrected genus ""Crithagra"" Swainson 1827. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of"
"the same bird in each case: the chattering bee-eater (""Merops garrulus""), black-headed grakle (""Gracula melanocephala""), hooded bee-eater (""Merops cucullatus""), and white-fronted bee-eater (""Merops albifrons""). Early notes recorded its tendency to scare off prey as hunters were about to shoot. It was as the chattering bee-eater that it was painted between 1792 and 1797 by Thomas Watling, one of a group known collectively as the Port Jackson Painter. John Gould treated the name ""Merops garrulus"" as the original description, and renamed it ""Myzantha garrula"" in his 1865 work ""Handbook to the Birds of Australia"", giving it the common name of garrulous"
"Names recorded include ""wodjalok"", ""durdal"", ""doongorok"", and ""djoongong"" (this last name is also applied to the western wattlebird). In the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, the local Barngarla people knew it as ""ngarkarko"" or ""ngarkabukko"". The local people of Denial Bay in South Australia called it ""noggal"", and the Ngarrindjeri people of the Lower Murray region in South Australia knew it as ""rungkan"". There are three recognised subspecies, though there is a zone of intermediate birds across western Victoria and eastern South Australia, bordered by western Port Phillip Bay to the east, Mount Lofty Ranges to the West and Little"
"are generally known as the ""crimson rosella"", with the alternate names ""Red Lowry"", ""Pennant's parakeet"", ""Campbell parakeet"", ""(blue) mountain parrot"", ""(blue) mountain lowry"" or just plain ""lowry"" occasionally heard. Cayley reported that the first two alternate names were most common in the early part of the twentieth century. On Norfolk Island it is called simply ""red parrot"". The ""yellow rosella"", also known by a variety of alternate common names including ""Murrumbidgee lowry"", ""murray rosella"", ""swamp lowry"" and ""yellow-rumped parakeet"", was described as ""Platycercus flaveolus"" by John Gould, who gave it the last common name mentioned. It was reduced to subspecies"
"of Gould's rare ornithological mistakes. He had already named the eastern race of the same bird, calling it the 'unadorned thickhead', perhaps giving some indication of what he thought of the bird. By convention, the first name stands, so today the scientific name is ""Pachycephalia inornata"". But while technically speaking, the name Gilbert's whistler refers just to the western race of the bird, the name is used universally today for the species. Gould also honoured Gilbert when naming two animals that Gilbert had collected for him from the dense heath in the south-west of Western Australia, Gilbert's dunnart and Gilbert's"
"Buff-vented bulbul The buff-vented bulbul (""Iole crypta"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Myanmar, south-western Thailand, on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and nearby islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The former scientific name, ""Iole olivacea"" , has now been ruled as permanently invalid by the IOC. Some authorities have classified the buff-vented bulbul in the genera ""Hypsipetes"" and ""Microscelis"". Formerly, Charlotte's bulbul was considered as conspecific with the buff-vented bulbul until split by the IOC in 2017. Alternate names for"
"Fairyfly The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcid wasps found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. It contains around 100 genera with 1400 species. Fairyflies are very tiny insects, like most chalcid wasps. They generally range from long. They include the world's smallest known insect, with a body length of only , and the smallest known flying insect, only long. They usually have nonmetallic black, brown, or yellow bodies. The antennae of the females are distinctively tipped by club-like segments, while male antennae are thread-like. Their wings are usually slender and"
"Brambling The brambling (""Fringilla montifringilla"") is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It has also been called the cock o' the north and the mountain finch. In 1758 Linnaeus included the species in the 10th edition of his ""Systema Naturae"" under its current binomial name, ""Fringilla montifringilla"". ""Montifringilla"" is from Latin ""mons, montis"" mountain and ""fringilla"" finch. The English name is probably derived from Common West Germanic *""brâma"", meaning bramble or a thorny bush. (Compare Standard German ""Brämling"" with the same meaning.) The brambling is similar in size and shape to a common chaffinch. Breeding-plumaged male bramblings"
"Common swift The common swift (""Apus apus"") is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin but somewhat larger, though not stemming from those passerine species, being in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution, reflecting similar contextual development. The swifts' nearest relatives are thought to be the New World hummingbirds and the Southeast Asian treeswifts. Its scientific name ""Apus"" is Latin for a swift, thought by the ancients to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek α, ""a"", ""without"", and πούς, ""pous"", ""foot""). Swifts have"
"name ""tinnunculus"" is Latin for ""kestrel"" from ""tinnulus"", ""shrill"". Common kestrel The common kestrel (""Falco tinnunculus"") is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called ""the kestrel"". This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. It has colonized a few oceanic islands, but vagrant individuals are generally rare;"
"owl family Tytonidae. The name literally means ""white owl"", from the onomatopoeic Ancient Greek ""tyto"" (τυτώ) for an owl – compare English ""hooter"" – and Latin ""alba"", ""white"". The bird is known by many common names which refer to its appearance, call, habitat, or its eerie, silent flight: white owl, silver owl, demon owl, ghost owl, death owl, night owl, rat owl, church owl, cave owl, stone owl, monkey-faced owl, hissing owl, hobgoblin or hobby owl, dobby owl, white-breasted owl, golden owl, scritch owl, screech owl, straw owl, barnyard owl, and delicate owl. ""Golden owl"" might also refer to the"
"Consequently, it has been treated under a variety of names, which are nowadays considered junior synonyms. For example: William Sharp Macleay named the butterfly after Sir Stamford Raffles ""to whose scientific ardour and indefatigable exertions in Java and Sumatra, every naturalist must feel himself indebted."" The regent skipper is quite small relative to most butterflies, however, it is large relative to most species in the family Hesperiidae. Its common name refers to the gaudy coloration; mostly black with conspicuous yellow and red dots and bands. A notable trait of this butterfly are the males' frenulum and retinaculum which couple the"